My Rosh Hashanah Morning Sermon was on Gun Violence Prevention and seeing this as a public health crisis. Who knew that a week or so later the shooting at the Washington Navy Yards would take place killing more people and wounding many others. The Huffington Post published this sermon. Here is the link.
Category: judaism
Reflections of Israel on the 40th Anniversary of the Yom Kippur War
Posted by in Israel, judaism, tikkun olam, Uncategorized Yom Kippur Morning – Reflection of Israel on the 40 Anniversary of the Yom Kippur War Boker Tov, Good Morning.Gmar Chatimah Tovah. May you all be sealed in the Book of life. As many of you know this summer I completed my Shalom Hartman Institute Rabbinic Leadership Initiative and graduated as a Sr. Rabbinic Fellow…Read more »
A NOD FROM WEHOVILLE
Posted by in glbt, judaism, tikkun olam, Uncategorized I am honored to be recognized for my work by our local paper-WehoVille
Supporting the Arts
Posted by in judaism, Uncategorized With all my dedication to social justice and social change you might think that is all I do. But I love the arts: books, theatre, film, paintings, sculpture and photography. That is why today I want to highlight a friend’s project. She is writing an important Jewish novel loosely based on the life of her…Read more »
The 9 Laws of Affinity in an Era of Digital Darwinism
Posted by in judaism This is one of the most powerful articles on change I have read. How might we apply this to the synagogue of today? I think this hits the nail on the head-Listen, Learn, Engage, Adapt!!!!! Take heed The 9 Laws of Affinity in an Era of Digital Darwinism.
Holocaust Memorial Day
Posted by in judaism Today is Yom Hashoa-the day of Remembrance of the Holocaust. Today we remember those who perished during World War II at the hands of the Nazi criminal war machine. We remember and honor the heroes and heroines, the liberators and most importantly the survivors. We say kaddish for the millions who were murdered. Don’t…Read more »
Pictures from DC
Posted by in glbt, judaism, politics, tikkun olam, Uncategorized If you haven’t seen my remarks, you can watch a video here.
Rally at the Supreme Court
Posted by in glbt, judaism, politics, tikkun olam Click on the link below to see the video and hear my speech at today’s rally at the Supreme Court as the oral arguments in the California Prop 8 case was heard. It was amazing to speak to the crowd on a cold,crisp morning. Earlier in the day I participated in a powerful interface service.…Read more »
From Ganut l’Shevach: reflections on Passover and the Supreme Court
Posted by in glbt, judaism, politics, tikkun olam Read my latest blog post on Reform Judaism’s blog. http://www.reformjudaism.org/blog/2013/03/24/marriage-equality-and-passover-degradation-praise Happy Passover and Chag Sameach
Walking Humbly. Seeking Justice. Living with Hope. 